Daily Republican., 1887-11-30
SULLIVAN KNOCKS HIM OUT.
His Right Arm Furnishes Q Bo,d London
soos fsd-rhs 1lghs Bsswesa suali-
van ana Mitchell Arranged.

Foot Psd-rhs HlGht Bsswesa sual,-
van ana Mitchell Arranged.
| A special despatch from London to
the bun rays: John Lawrence Sullivan.
VINO has conquered this land ss even
the best advertised Briton never con.
quered America, is back once more in
London. He arrived last night and be
gan almost st once BY making himself
useful TO society. Certain little streets
on the leading thoroughfAres are in.
iested by men who beg, relying upon
tneir sise and general 6erceness rather
than upon any melting tale OF misery to
draw contributions. These men make
uncomfortable the lives Of timid Lon.
| doners who have to be ont late. About
! O'Clock this morning Sullivan, with
bis 0aeker, Harry PHILIPPE, WAS going
home from the Pelican Club 10 his
lodgings in Harley street.
Two men, very big, but evidently
with little Judgment, requested In
surly tones the loan OF Q pound, SulIi.
van recognized the wild species Of foot.
pad and walked on. One Of the fellows
then began pulling at his arm, while
the other opened mp q wonderful our.
rent OF East End profanity. Sullivan
retorted In . style that left the East
End out OF siaht, and threw the end of
his lighted cigar in the face Of the
larger OF the men.
Phiilirs mean while, who was, a
may be imagined, little disturbed, I'D.
vifed the threatening beRgars kindly,
saying:
take my advice and get out. That
man'li kill you."
The advice was wasted and the larger
man, who, seeing SullivAn's white shirt
front. never dreamed fighter WAS near,
offered In choice oookney to fight the
champion Of the world for q sang uinary
tanner, which means twelve cents.
In about second he found out what
Paddy Ryan and other great men have
learned about SullivAn's right, and 10
the language OF the ring he was asleep
In q gutter. The other spurious beggAr
waited just long enough 10 hear Q young
sprig from the Pelican Club exclaim,
swell done, Sullivan" and then with
an oath that expressed asto nishmept he
IN ade q re cord IS Q runner. The police.
man who had charge of that part OF the
town was affable. He recognised the
great man, advised Sullivan TO give an
assumed name and address, AZ Ii might
make trouble II he should prove 10 have
killed the cove. said he recognizsd the
owe as o "bad 'un" and "desperate
'up," and lugged him of to have cold
wafer turned on him.
The story is being iudustriously told
now at the Pelican Club, and has raised
ths great man from Boston even higher
In the minds OF the youthful patrons Of
that temple Of sport. Most Of them are
better able to look OF fight than to
take part In 1t, and many probably have
oeen worried by gentlemen similar TO
The one whom Sullivan with one blow
hss probably driven from the neighbor.
hood of the club.
To night at the Aquarium Sullivan
appeared to give Londoners another
lesson In the sort Of boxing which only
he knows nything about. Ten thou.
sand people were there to see him, In.
oludiDg about 2, 000 women. They were
not very nice women, but they were
able to Judge Of the blows which have
made Boston great, and they applauded
Sullivan's little speech and great body
in way that made the glass roof rattle.
The thousands OF Epglishmen yelled,
too, and as for the big crowd OF Ameri.
cans proud TO see the championship belt
so tightly fastened, fgurativeiy speak.
ing, around the body Of the American
eagle, their euthueiasm did not cool
down until the red. .oheaked bArmaids
oil had their arms aching.
Sullivan Ii still keeping his good res
olutions. He Is absolutely sober all the
time, and In his enthusiasm has even
taken TO dieting Jack Ashton. Poor
Ashton likes sweet things, and things
tart with no bottom crust 10 the only
H.. Dri& a.. hnt h
10 not allowed to have them, becs use
they make him short wiDded.
THE SULLIVAN MITCHELL FIGHT.
LONDON, Nov. In . small pri-
vals room near the houses Of Psriia-
mept to. night, John L. Sullivan, his
baoker, Harry Phillips; his manager,
I'D Holske, and his secretary, j. W.
Barnett; also Charley Mitchell, his
bach er and father in law, George Wath.
iuRtop Moore, and Henry Bull, Town
Counselor OF Birmingham, with mutual
friends of both, W. ID, Mortin, of New
York; W. z. Harding, KilraiD's man.
sger; and John Fleming, Smiths man
seer, met to make a match bstween
Sullivan and Mitchell.
"What do vou propose to fight for,
Mr. Mitchell ?" asked Phillips.
"Flye hundred pounds side," said
Mitchell.
sullivan interposed, saying: make
1t more II you like"
"No; that Is enough" replied Mitch
ell. "What principally want is the
satisfaction which nave been seeking
from you for the last three years."
"You can have all you want" OBJ,
served Sullivan.
hnD unnp1l naf
more than you want
"What size riug do yon propose to
fight In, Mitchell?" asked Phillips.
"Why, to fight under the new prize
ying rules, under which oil prize.fEhts
ara fought and which cad for twenty
four foot ring"
81 want to fsht In o sixteen-!oos
rinp," broke In Sullivan.
..Twenty. four foot" said Mitchell.
| A tauabble ensued, at the end OF
which Sullivan said: ''If you want to
eght me in q week thall fight In It.
foot ring, or II you will wait until nv
enea ren ents are over I'll fight you on
hand anywhere you like"
"Why have you allowed me to run
over ilom America twice after you IT
,ou think you can fight me?" asked
Nitobeli. Here all the old bitter feeling
brUge out between both men, when
sullivan, seemingly enraged, leaned
coward Mitchell saying: "Come, let
ns 40 out with Mr.. Phillips and Mr..
Moore only, and got into hackney and
fght now." ~. ,... .,a
,nttine on his hat, ssio: why shall
wo bring Mr.. Phillips and mr. MOOR?
Le,'s 90 ourselves aid fight IL out.
Here Atkinson begged both to desist,
and settle down 10 business. Finally
they quieted and Sullivan, say ing nc